The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
Provisions of the Act Relating to State
Electors.

Electors.
The cleo, oral count law requires that
the electors of each State shall meet in
their respective capitals the second Mon
day In January following their appoint
ment, and that if any State has provided
by previously enacted laws for the final de-
termination Of any controversy concerning
the electors, such determination having
been made six days prior to the meeting,
shall be conclusive, and shall govern the
counting of the electors appointed by such
State. The Executive of the State is to
transmit to the Secretary of State of
the United States a certificate of final
ascertainment of the electors appointed,
the same certificate to be delivered in
triplicate to the electors and Transmitted
to the seat of government Mt the same time
with the list of persons voted for as Presi-
dent and Vice President. If there has
been final determination in a State of any
controversy or contest, 1t Is made the duty
of the Executive to communicate it to the
Secretary of State of the United States,
who is TO transmit to both houses of Con-
gress all certificates received at the State
Department In the prescribed manner.
The second Wednesday in February sue
ceeding the meeting of the electors Con-
gress is to meet in the hall of the House of
Representatives to receive the certificates,
the President of the Senate presiding.
WheE the reading of the certificates from
each State takes place, If there is OBJ
lection to any certificate it must be stated
in writing and the ground thereof, and
must be signed by at least one Senator and
one Representative. When all the objec-
tons to the vote of State have been re-
ceived the Senate is to withdraw and the
objections be submitted to each house for
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from any States which have been regularly
certified, and from which but one return
has been received, shall be rejected, but
the two houses concurrently may reject the
vote or votes when they agree that these
have not been regularly given by the cleo
tors whose appointment has been so certi-
fed. In case more than one paper or re-
turn has been received by the President Of
the Senate, and there arises a question
which of two or more State authorities de-
termfning what electors have been
appointed is tho lawful tribunal of
the State, the votes regularly given
those electors, and those only,
shall be counted whose titles as electors
the two houses acting separately shall
concuTently decide is supported by the
decision of such State so authorized by its
laws. Where there has not bsen the speci-
fed determination in State, and more
than one return is presented the concur
rent action OF the two houses, acting sep
arately, is to decide which votes were cast
by the lawful electors appointed in accord
ance with the laws of the State, unless the
two houses concurrently decide such votes
not to be the lawful votes of the legally
appointed electors. If the two houses
disagree in respect to the counting of such
votes, then the votes Of the electors whose
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the Executive of the State shall be counted.
Other provisions relate to the details Of
the joint meeting in which the vote is
counted.